The Firmwatch take
Books For Schools Limited is a 10-year-old retail, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 30 June 2025) show GBP 100 in net assets, with no distress signals detected. No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £0Incorporated
6 April 2016
10 years on the register
Sector
Retail trade
SIC 47610 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£100
Bottom 30% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Thin net asset buffer
The company reports a small visible net asset position.
Address pattern · S8 7BP
105 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
102
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
2
Sector benchmark · Retail
How this company compares in 166,319 retailers
Bottom 30% in sector — Books For Schools Limited shows £100 in net assets. Sector median is £703.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£100
Bottom 30% in sector · sector median £703 · 166,319 retailers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
Not disclosed
Current ratio
—
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- CD
CHARLES, Diane
director · since 2016
Registered office
Address intelligence
105 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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